The Virgin Islands Department of Health tested 2,360 Department of Education students on the first day of student mass testing on Jan. 22, with 39 students in the Department of Education’s two school districts testing positive for COVID-19.
“These test results are important and provide us a baseline to know the health of our student population returning to our campuses beginning January 24,” Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin said. “We are extremely pleased with today’s turnout and thank parents for their support. We are grateful that our positive cases are manageable and wish the affected students a speedy recovery.”
Drive-through and walk-up testing were conducted at five sites across the territory, and students received a sweet treat while they waited to be tested. On St. Thomas, 258 students were tested at the Joseph A. Gomez Field and 900 at the Old Cinema One Parking Lot; on St. Croix, 507 students were tested at the Charles Harwood Parking Lot and 445 were tested at the St. Croix Educational Complex High School Parking Lot; on St. John, 250 students were tested at the Port Authority Gravel Lot.
Department of Education volunteers were stationed at each testing site as part of the Department’s Team Up for Testing Weekend activity. Employee volunteers will be positioned at the sites for the duration of the testing period, as well as at bus stops to assist students and parents when schools reopen next week.
“I want to thank the dedicated employees of the VIDE who answered my call to volunteerism and represented what it means to be a true team player,” Berry-Benjamin said. “Special thanks to the Department of Health and its private partners and the Virgin Islands Police Department for making this first day of testing a success. We look forward to continuing this important effort through next Thursday.”
COVID-19 Student Testing Schedule
The below testing schedule will be conducted by the Virgin Islands Department of Health and is free of charge. Drive-through and walk-up testing is available. Parents who wish to test their children at a private provider may do so at their own expense. PLEASE NOTE: Testing at a private provider should take place NO MORE THAN 48 hours BEFORE the date the student is scheduled to return to in-person learning (see updated schedule for in-person learning further below).
PRE-REGISTER FOR COVID-19 STUDENT TESTING HERE
DOWNLOAD & SUBMIT THE COVID-19 TESTING PARENTAL CONSENT FORM HERE
DESCARGUE LA TRADUCCIN AL ESPANOL AQUI
ST. THOMAS-ST. JOHN DISTRICT
Sunday, January 23, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
• Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary – PreK-5th grades
• BCB Middle School – 6th-7th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
• Addelita Cancryn – 4th-6th grades
• Lockhart Elementary – K-3rd grades
Monday, January 24, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
• BCB Middle School – 8th grade
• Edith Williams Alternative Academy – 9th grade
• Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – 9th-10th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
• Addelita Cancryn – 8th grade
• Charlotte Amalie High School – 9th-10th grades
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
• Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – 11th-12th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
• Charlotte Amalie High School – 11th-12th grades
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
• Raphael O. Wheatley Skills Center
ST. THOMAS-ST. JOHN RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
Pending a negative COVID-19 test result, students will return to in-person learning at their respective schools based on the following staggered schedule. Students who test positive for COVID-19 should not return to in-person learning until cleared by the Department of Health (see Student COVID-19 Policy HERE).
Monday, January 24, 2022
All students in grades PreK-3rd attending the following schools:
• Joseph A. Gomez Elementary
• Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary
• Ulla F. Muller Elementary
• Jane E. Tuitt Elementary
• Lockhart Elementary
• Julius E. Sprauve School
• Joseph Sibilly Elementary
All students in 7th grade attending the following schools:
• BCB Middle School
• Addelita Cancryn
• Julius E. Sprauve School
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
• Charlotte Amalie High School 9th & 10th grade students
• Ivanna Eudora Kean High School 9th & 10th grade students
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
All students in grades 4th-6th attending the following schools:
• Joseph A. Gomez Elementary
• Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary
• Ulla F. Muller Elementary
• Jane E. Tuitt Elementary
• Lockhart Elementary
• Julius E. Sprauve School
• Joseph Sibilly Elementary
• Addelita Cancryn
• BCB Middle School
Thursday, January 27, 2022
• Charlotte Amalie High School 11th & 12th grade students
• Ivanna Eudora Kean 11th & 12th grade students
• Edith Williams Alternative Academy
• Raphael O. Wheatley Skills Center
All students in 8th grade attending the following schools:
• Julius E. Sprauve School
• Addelita Cancryn
• BCB Middle School
COVID-19 Student Testing Schedule
The below testing schedule will be conducted by the Virgin Islands Department of Health and is free of charge. Drive-through and walk-up testing is available. Parents who wish to test their children at a private provider may do so at their own expense. PLEASE NOTE: Testing at a private provider should take place NO MORE THAN 48 hours BEFORE the date the student is scheduled to return to in-person learning (see updated schedule for in-person learning further below).
PRE-REGISTER FOR COVID-19 STUDENT TESTING HERE
DOWNLOAD & SUBMIT THE COVID-19 TESTING PARENTAL CONSENT FORM HERE
DESCARGUE LA TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL AQUI
ST. CROIX DISTRICT
Sunday, January 23, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Charles Harwood Parking Lot
• Alfredo Andrews Elementary – PreK-3rd grades
• Central High School – 9th-10th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex Parking Lot
• Eulalie R. Rivera – K-3rd grades
• St. Croix Educational Complex High School – 9th-10th grades
Monday, January 24, 2022 - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Canegata Ballpark
• Pearl B. Larsen – 4th-8th grades
• Juanita Gardine – 4th-8th grades
• Lew Muckle Elementary – 4th-6th grades
• Ricardo Richards Elementary – 4th-6th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex Parking Lot
• Alfredo Andrews Elementary – 4th-6th grades
• Eulalie R. Rivera – 4th-6th grades
• Claude O. Markoe Elementary – 4th-6th grades
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Canegata Ballpark
• John H. Woodson Jr. High – 8th grade
• Central High School – 11th-12th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex Parking Lot
• St. Croix Educational Complex High School – 11th-12th grades
• Eulalie R. Rivera - 7th & 8th grades
• Adult Education
NOTICE: A testing date, time and location will be announced for Alternative Education students.
ST. CROIX RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
Pending a negative COVID-19 test result, students will return to in-person learning at their respective schools based on the following staggered schedule. Students who test positive for COVID-19 should not return to in-person learning until cleared by the Department of Health (see Student COVID-19 Policy HERE).
Monday, January 24, 2022
• All students in grades PreK-3rd attending the following schools:
Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, Juanita Gardine K-8, Eulalie R. Rivera K-8, Lew Muckle Elementary, Ricardo Richards Elementary, Claude O. Markoe Elementary, Alfredo Andrews Elementary
• John H. Woodson 7th grade students
• St. Croix Central High School 9th & 10th grade students
• St. Croix Educational Complex High School 9th & 10th grade students
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
All students in grades 4th-8th attending the following schools:
Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8
• Juanita Gardine K-8
• Eulalie R. Rivera K-8
• Lew Muckle Elementary
• Claude O. Markoe Elementary
• Alfredo Andrews Elementary
• Ricardo Richards Elementary
Thursday, January 27, 2022
• John H. Woodson 8th grade students
• St. Croix Central High School 11th & 12th grade students
• St. Croix Educational Complex High School 11th & 12th grade students
NOTICE: Students attending St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center will return to the campus with their grade-level cohort